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Germany: ‘Obvious’ issues found with already-approved joint broadcasting venture

By  |  March 11, 2013

The president of Germany’s cartel office is expressing doubt over whether an on-demand online TV viewing service, set up by the nation’s public broadcasters and previously cleared by the cartel office last year, is actually safe for competition. Reports say the platform Gold, which is similar to the US’s Hulu service, may violate antitrust laws according to cartel office president Andreas Mundt. Mundt says that ARD and ZDF, who jointly set up the service, may violate competition law and that the issues are “obvious” as the two competitors must coordinate prices when distributing videos over the platform.

 

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